Question

Sally earns graduated commission on her sales each month. She earns 6% commission on the first $45,000 in sales and 8% on anything over that. If Sally had $51,000 in sales this month, how much commission did she earn?

Answer 1

The answer is B. $3,180. I tried the $3,060 as someone stated above, and it was wrong on Edgen.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Sally earns commission depending on her sales per month.She said to be earning 6% for the first 45 000 dollars in her sales.Now, she will be receiveing another 8% on anything that is over the said sales.Given that Sally were able to reach 51 000 dollars sales.Let's find how much is her total commission:=> 45 000 dollars * .06 = 2700 dollars=> 51 000 dollars - 45 000 dollars = 6 000 dollars=> 6 000 dollars * .06 = 360 dollars=> 2 700 dollars + 360 = 3060 dollars.